Is the Mac Dead?
“Why support the mac anyway? There are so few mac users and the platform is dying… in a few years there won’t be any mac users at all.”
Question: When did I first hear the statement above?
The answer is 1991.
That’s right, 16 years ago.
As someone who prefers using a mac I tire of hearing this argument over and over again. When I purchase a product that can be used on multiple platforms (Windows and Mac or even better Windows, Mac, and Linux), I have greater confidence in that product because I know the manufacturer has spent the time to test it thoroughly! I can’t say that about Windows-only or even Mac-only products.
I think PC-users benefit from cross-platform products. Windows is unfairly branded as an insecure platform when really its the software running on Windows that is the source of insecurity. If a program is designed to work on multiple platforms, it tends to be designed better (i.e. fewer security flaws). Developers don’t want to repeat the building of the wheel (time is money) so they tend to develop more robust software. When they encounter a problem on a Mac they might investigate whether the same problem occurs on a PC thus benefiting Windows users. The same can happen in reverse. This results in better software all around for everyone.
